>> funding for overheard with evvn smith is provided in part by hillco partners, texas govvrnment affairs consultancy and its global health care consulting business unit, hillco health. and by the mattson mchale foundation in support of ppblic television. and also by mfi foundation, improving the quality of liff within our community. and also by the alice kleberg reynolds foundation and viewers like you. thank you. -> i'm evan smith. he's a veteran political years at the washington post and eleven years as a senior news analyst at nattooal pubbic radio. he's now a political analyst for fox news. his books include the best-seller eyes on the prize: america's civil rights years, 1954-1965 and the recently published muzzled the assault on hooest debate. he's juan williams. this is overheard. ♪ >> smith: juaa williams, wwlcome. >> williams: evan, good to be with you. >> smith: very nice to have you here and congratulations &->> williams: ttank you, sir. >> smith: could you tell us what happened that was the genesis of this? would the book have been written, although the point is a general p